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Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum), aerial part

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Crude protein % DM 10.1 5.3 4.6 17.6 9
NDF % DM 73.7 15.1 33.6 81.6 8 *
ADF % DM 36.0 11.4 12.9 48.9 9
Lignin % DM 4.5 3.2 2.2 11.9 6 *
Ash % DM 7.9 3.4 2.7 12.4 9
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 3.6 2.7 1.3 7.9 5
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.6 0.6 0.5 2.2 6
Potassium g/kg DM 13.6 10.3 1.9 29.2 5
Sodium g/kg DM 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 5
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.1 1.0 0.4 3.0 6
Manganese mg/kg DM 132 137 13 395 6
Zinc mg/kg DM 85 139 23 369 6
Copper mg/kg DM 14 6 10 25 6
Iron mg/kg DM 154 69 99 286 6
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 58.5 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 55.9 *

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Berhane et al., 2006; CGIAR, 2009; Gallardo et al., 1990

Last updated on 27/11/2012 16:24:46

Datasheet 
Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum), forage
Table status 
Finished
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